Band-type display carton



Sept. 1, 1953 c. M. SHANAHAN BAND-TYPE DISPLAY CARTON Filed July 9, 1952fnue C u 7*? Z5 M j/Qa ram/Lam vrl ii Patented Sept. 1, 1953 BAND-TYPEDISPLAY CARTON Curtis M. Shan'ahan, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, as-

signor to Container Corporation of America, Chicago, 111., a corporationof Delaware Application July 9, 1952, Serial No. 297,910

6 Claims. 1

The invention herein disclosed in one of its presently preferredembodiments, is concerned with display cartons of that type which, as aband, tube or ring, may be wrapped or placed about a cylindrical orother shape of container, such as a can, to package the container byembracing, from top to bottom, opposite portions of the side wall orwalls of the container and also to extend across the ends (top andbottom) of the container in relatively close embrace of such wallportions and ends, while exposing to View either the whole or a verysubstantial part of the container side wall or walls between thecontainer ends.

Cartons of the type or character indicated above are usually constructedfrom strips or as strip-like blanks of material, such as paperboard,which for use in packaging ordinary fiat-ended or substantiallyflat-ended containers such as cans with cylindrical or otherwise shapedside walls, are transversely scored to provide a pair of side Wallpanels and a pair of end wall panels, respectively designed to extendrelatively parallel and closely adjacent to the opposite sides and thetop and bottom walls of the container to be packaged. The band ends arecommonly secured together by adhesive applied between a portion of onewall panel at one end of the strip blank and a glue flap connected tothe other end of the blank thereby to effect the tube form.

While dependence might be placed upon a tight frictional embrace of thecarton with and about the container to hold the container within thepackaging carton and against accidental displacement from either of theopen sides of the band, nevertheless it is usually desirable to providea more positive means by which to insure against such accidentaldisplacement. To that end various arrangements have been devised. Amongthose arrangements are those which employ some specially constructed andintegral part of the carton to engage an end portion or some part of anend flange or seam of a can or like container, when the container isproperly disposed within the band, to effect abutting and obstructingengagement with such portion or part of the container to preventdisplacement from one or both open sides of the band. Such obstructingor looking devices are simple, economical and effective for theirpurpose.

It is sometimes desired not only to offer a principal commodity in acontainer packaged after the manner described above but also to offerwith that principal commodity, some other or ancillary commodity such asan accessory item or a premium item, the commodity and accessory orpremium item together constituting a unit. Preferably the principal andancillary items composing the unit are packaged together and, since theaverage consumer may wish to see both items before making the purchase,the ancillary item should be packaged with the principal or other itemin some clearly visible or easily accessible manner.

The principal objects of this invention therefore, are to provide asimple and inexpensive band-type display carton of the charactermentioned wherein a commodity in a container such as a can and someother commodity item may be packaged as a unit and in such manner thatboth packaged items may be clearly visible or accessible for inspection,wherein the packaged items are firmly secured in the carton, eachagainst accidental displacement, wherein either of the packaged itemsmay serve to secure or aid in securing the other in the carton andagainst displacement therefrom, wherein one of the packaged items suchas the ancillary item may be employed in cooperative relationship withthe wall panels of the carton to hold or aid in holding the carton inits open or expanded tube or ring form thereby to facilitate insertionof the other or main item therein as well as for other purposes, andwherein the resultant carton with its contents will be compact inarrangement and appearance and the package as a unit will be attractiveas well as useful. v

Many other objects as well as the advantages and uses of the inventionboth in the specific form of this disclosure as well as in manymodifications and variations constituting other embodiments, will be orshould become apparent after reading the following description andclaims and after viewing the drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view, from a side and the rear, of a two itemunit carton with a flatended cylindrical can or container disposed andsecured therein partly by flaps or tongues which are attached to the topand bottom panels of the carton and partly by a special construction andarrangement constituting part of the invention hereof, an ancillary itemto be packaged in the carton and its position being indicated in dottedoutline;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the carton and container shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the carton alone taken along section line3-3 of Fig. 2, the corn tainer being indicated in dotted outline; and

Fig. 4 is a top plan or developed view of a blank 3 as cut and scoredfor making the carton shown in the other figures.

Now, first referring to Fig. 4, the blank shown is cut from sheetmaterial such as paperboard which may have been pre-cut into strip-s ofa width at least equal to the maximum width of the blank or theblank maybe out directly from.

large sheets. Preferably the blanks are cut and scored simultaneously bythe usual dies. As so cut and scored the body part of the band-typeblank is an elongated strip consisting of a pair of side wall panels and1 each of generally rectangular shape, a top wall panel .6 and a bottomwall panel 8 also of generally rectangular shape, and a glue flap 9. Inthis form. parallel score lines Ill, ll, 12 and [3 extendingtransversely of the length of the strip or band andperpendicular to theside edges thereof, respectively differentiate the side panel 5 from toppanel 6, the top panel 6 from side panel '3', the side panel I frombottom panel '8 and bottom panel 8 from the-glue flap 9. Folding or thecarton into band, tube or ring. form is efiected'along these several"score lines.

Attac-lredtoand;p-rojecting laterally from what will be termed the frontedge 14 and a score line 1'4 coextensive *with'the edge M of top panel6, is a 'fiap lithe free-edge H3 or" which-is a circular arcstruck abouta center which may lie medially on score 'line i one. radiu equal to ors'lightly'less "than that of the inside edge surface of'a can top endor. lid fiangeF against which the edge [6. .is'to abut. 'The bottompanel 8 has a. similar forwardly projecting flap I! attached theretoalonga score line Lathe free edge H! of this fi'ap also being arcuateabout a center disposed medially on score line it and having a radius.equal to or slightly less than the radius of the inside edge surface ofa can bottom end flange F against which the edge Iii is to abut. Afterthe band blank has been folded into the tube or ring form and secured byadhesive between the glue flap. 9- and the outer or bottom end ofsidepanel-'5, the two flaps 5 and I! are swung downwardly and upwardly,respectively, and inwardly aboutscorelines l4 and It to positionthemasindicated in Fig. '3, whereupon the can C to be packaged'is pushed intothe band to its diameter or slightly beyond at which time the.naturalresilience oi the carton material will cause the liaps l5 and llto swing slightly in thereverse directionuntil' their edges .56 and i9abut against the .resp-ectivelyadjacent ends of the can .and 'lieinabuttingrelation to adjacent can rim surfaces. The can and carton atthis time .are. disposed in the relationship illustrated in Figs. 1andiZ and, by reason .of the abutting relationship between the arcuateedges of flaps i5 and H and the adjacent interior arcuate surfaces ofthe can end parts, the can is adequately locked and obstructed againstaccidental displacement .from the front side of the band.

.Projectingfrom the rear edgeof side panel '1 anddelineated therefrom bya score line 2e, 20 coextensive-with the rear edges 2 I and 22,respectively, of the top andbottom panels 8 and 8, is what may be termedaeombined item holder and blocking flap 23. Extending through thematerial across the-score or hinge line 2@2fi' preferably at rigthangles thereto, and into both side panel I and flap 23 for suitable butequal distances are parallel slits 24, which, between them, define astrap-like member 26. The spacing between the slits 24-may 'be variedbetween wide limits depending upon the strength of the material, thetype of item to be carried and other factors, and, similarly, the end toend length of each slit and the distance between each slit and theadjacent marginal edge of flap 23 or end of panel I may be varied toaccord with like factors. Extending between the adjacent ends of theslits are, parallel score. or hinge lines 25. If desired the slits maybe widened into slots or even holes of substantial width, as may bepreferred for the reception of special objects or for other reasons.Adjacent to the flap 23 the rear edge of top :panel '6 may be notched asindicated at 21 for a purpose to be described.

The cartons as manufactured are completed in .the, tube or ring form bysecuring the glue flap 5 and the free end of panel 5 together. If

they are not to be utilized immediately for packaging purposes and areto be stored or shipped it is convenient and space saving to fold themalong score lines it and i2 or score lines I i and I3 into a collapsedor flattened state from which it is asimple matter to expand or erectthem into an 'open'conditionas shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive. Where acarton is to be erected and commodity items such as the can C which, forinstance, may be a can of paint, and a paint brush the handle of whichis shown at B, are to be packaged therein it may be preferable first toinsert the brush and thereafter to insert the can in its place. Assumingthat this is the chosen procedure the first step will be'to open orexp-and the band into tubular or ring form and the second step will beto displace the strap-like member 26 out of the plane of the panel 7 andflap 23 toward the adjacent open side of the band as shown in Figs. 1and 2 in particular.

The strap-like member 25 bein hinged respectively to the side panel "Iand flap 23 at its ends and, being scored'along line 26 to hinge acrossits middlawill assume the angular s rape shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusiveand will cause the flap 23 to fold inwardly over the rear open side ofthe band toassume a position at or substantially at'right angles to theside panel 7, the member'26 and the outer portion of fiap 2.3 projectingover a part of the ,rear open side of the band and reducing thearea ofthat opening. The article receiving pocket thus formed is aligned or inregister with the notch 2? so that the brush handle .B or the like maybe slipped through the notch and into the pocket until its lower endencounters the upper surface of the bottom all panel 8 upon which it mayrest, the upper part of the brush or its handle projecting above the topof the carton. By weaving the brush handle or other object, as the casemay be, into the pocket across the upper marginal portions of the panelI and flap 23, thence across (beneath) the strap-like member'Zli andfinally across the lower marginal portions of panel l and flap 23 intoengagement with the bottom panel 8, these carton parts will be heldfirmly in the positions shown in Fig. l.

The natural resilience of the material tending to cause the strap-likemember 25 and the flap 26 to return to their original positions willprovide a firm grip upon the brush or other item so that it will'be heldin its place. The flap 23, strap 26 and brush handle or other object inthe pocket serve adequately to prevent egress oi the can from the rearside of the band. Placement of the brush handle in position in thecarton will hold the band inits open or expanded state while the can isbeing placed and secured within the band from the open front side asabove described. It will be observed that side panel extends rearwardbeyond the edges 2| and 22 of the top and bottom panels of the carton.The purposes of this extension are to provide a degree of protection forthe flap 23 and its associated parts, to increase the eifective footing"area of the package to prevent tipping and to give a substantial exposedarea for printing and advertising material.

Since the specific embodiment pictured in the drawings and by theforegoing description is purely illustrative and since the invention issusceptible of wide application and incorporation into other forms ofcarton, it is desired that the invention be considered as limited onlyby its spirit and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a band type carton including top and bottom wallpanels, opposite side wall panels connecting the top and bottom wallpanels, means carried by one of the first said wall panels forengagement with an adjacent end portion of a can-like container embracedby the several said panels of the carton for securing the containeragainst accidental displacement from the band at one of its open sides,a flap member connected with one edge of one of said wall panels andextending into the path of displacement of the container from the cartonat the opposite side of the band, a strap-like member connected at oneend with and formed partly from within the bounds of said flap memberand connected at its other end with and formed partly from within thebounds of the wall panel to which said flap memher is connected, and arelatively rigid commodity item having a length greater than the widthof said strap-like member disposed between said strap and the adjacentparts of the flap to retain said flap in the path of displacement ofsaid container at the said opposite side of the band.

2. In combination, a band-type carton including top and bottom wallpanels, opposite side wall panels connecting the top and bottom wallpanels, means carried by said top wall panel for engagement with anadjacent end portion of a canlike container embraced by the several saidpanels of the carton for securing the container against accidentaldisplacement from the band at one of its open sides, a flap memberconnected with one edge of one of said side wall panels and extendinginto the path of displacement of the container from the carton at theopposite side of; the band, a strap-like member connected at one endwith and formed partly from within the bounds of said flap member andconnected at its other end with and formed partly from within the boundsof the side wall panel to which said flap member is connected, and arelatively rigid commodity item having a length greater than the widthof said strap-like member disposed between said strap and the adjacentparts of the flap to retain said flap in the path of displacement ofsaid container at the said opposite side of the band.

3. In combination, a band-type carton including top and bottom wallpanels, opposite side wall panels connecting the top and bottom wallpanels, means carried by said bottom wall panel for engagement with anadjacent end portion of a canlike container embraced by the several saidpanels of the carton for securing the container against accidentaldisplacement from the band at one of its open sides, a flap memberconnected with one edge of one of said side wall panels and extendinginto the path of displacement of the container from the carton at theopposite side of the band, a strap-like member connected at one end withand formed partly from within the bounds of said flap member andconnected at its other end with and formed partly from within the boundsof the side wall panel to which said fiap member is connected, and arelatively rigid commodity item having a length greater than the widthof said strap-like member disposed between said strap and the adjacentparts of the flap to retain said flap in the path of displacement ofsaid container at the said opposite side of the band.

4. A blank for the formation of a band-type carton of the characterdescribed comprising, a strip of material out and scored to provide apair of side panels and a pair of end panels alternating with oneanother, one of said panels having a flap extending from one edgethereof and connected thereto along a coextensive score line, said flapand an adjacent part of the panel to which it is connected being slittransversely of and across said score line along substantially paralleland substantially coextensive spaced paths, the material between saidslits being scored transversely of the slits adjacent to the endsthereof.

5. A blank for the formation of a band-type carton of the characterdescribed comprising, a strip of material cut and scored to provide apair of side panels and a pair of end panels alternating with oneanother, one of said side panels having a flap extending from one edgethereof and connected thereto along a coextensive score line, said flapand an adjacent part of the side panel to which it is connected beingslit transversely of and across said score line along substantiallyparallel and substantially coextensive spaced paths, the materialbetween said slits being scored transversely of the slits adjacent tothe ends thereof.

6. A blank for the formation of a band-type carton of the characterdescribed comprising, a strip of material cut and scored to provide apair of side panels and a pair of end panels alternating with oneanother, one of said side panels having a flap extending from one edgethereof and connected thereto along a coextensive score line, said flapand an adjacent part of the side panel to which it is connected beingslit transversely of and across said score line along substantiallyparallel and substantially coextensive spaced paths, the materialbetween said slits being scored transversely of the slits adjacent tothe ends thereof, the free edge of one of said end panels adjacent tosaid flap being notched.

CURTIS M. SHANAHAN.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Numb81

